Finland

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In 2023, Finland ranked 11th in the EU-27 in terms of fishery production and 15th in terms of aquaculture production.

Fishing fleet

Landings

Landings comprise the initial unloading of any fisheries products from on board a fishing vessel in a given Member State. They include aquatic plants and species not destined for human consumption. Landings are recorded in net weight and value, and concern landings made by vessels from EU Member States, Iceland, Norway and the UK.

Landings in Finland consist of fresh whole/gutted products only. In 2023, 77% of the total was destined for industrial uses.

There are 106 fishing ports registered in the country (source: EU Master Data Register, 03 December 2025).

Main commercial species landed and % of total
2023, million euros (nominal value) and 1.000 tonnes

Aquaculture

Aquaculture consists in the farming of aquatic (fresh or saltwater) organisms, such as fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture data are reported in live weight equivalent and value.

In 2023, 79% of the Finnish production occurred in sea and brackish waters and 21% in freshwater, while 0,6% is not specified. The following main production methods were used:

• 79% of production: on cages in sea and brackish water;
• 18% of production: tanks and raceways in freshwater;
• 3% of production: on cages in freshwater;
• The rest (1%) was farmed using other methods for which no detail is available.

Main commercial species farmed and % of total
2023, million euros (nominal value) and 1.000 tonnes

First sales

First sales concern the fish that is sold or registered at an auction center or to registered buyers or to producer organizations (PO). First sales may differ from landings since the former do not cover fish that is landed by vessels owned by processing companies or direct sales to processors.

In 2025, total first sales amounted to 58.619 tonnes and 18,6 million euros.

The top-3 places of sale covered 99,9% and 98,8% of total first sales, respectively in volume and value terms.

Wholesale

Wholesale is an intermediary stage in the distribution channel that buys in bulk and sells to resellers (e.g. retailers) rather than to consumers. In Finland, wholesalers operate with large volume purchases and redistribution to customers by order or contract. They do not function as open wholesale markets in a physical sense.  

In general, the wholesale and processing industry in Finland consist of a relatively large number of small market players, and most rely on a combination of vending, processing and distribution. 

(Source: The Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Helsinki.)

Pocessing

According to Eurostat-SBS, 907 persons were employed in the Finnish fish processing industry in 2023. The sector recorded a value added of 48 million euros, covering 2% of the value added of total manufacture of food products.  In 2024, the main products sold were “Fresh or chilled fish fillets and fish meat (including shark fins), whether or not minced” and “Prepared meals and dishes based on fish, crustaceans and molluscs” (source: Eurostat-PRODCOM). 

156 companies
Net turnover: 394
million euros
(2024, source: Eurostat - SBS)

Distribution

The supply chain of fisheries and aquaculture products in Finland (source: Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Helsinki):

Import

Main commercial species imported
and % of total imports
2024, million euros (nominal value)

Export

Main commercial species exported
and % of total exports
2024, million euros (nominal value)

Consumption

In 2023, apparent consumption was estimated at 17,90 kg per capita, a 6% decrease compared with 2022. The most consumed species were salmon and herring (source: EUMOFA).

17,90 kg
per capita in live 
weight equivalent
(2023, sources: EUMOFA)

The country in EUMOFA